HS Social Science
The High School Social Sciences Department is home to a diverse array of courses that allows for our students to engage in a number of specialized topics. All students are to enroll in our Grades 9 & 10 World History survey courses and then have the option to choose from our various IB and non-IB offerings thereafter. All of our courses promote critical analysis and strive to support our students in their path to becoming knowledgeable and engaged citizens.
Courses are structured as follows:
Grade 9 History:
The Renaissance (Themes: Change, Causation)
Model United Nations (PANAMUN)
Age of Exploration (Themes: Consequence, Significance)
The Enlightenment (Themes: Causation, perspective)
Revolutions of Latin America (Themes: Change, Consequence)
19th Century Imperialism (Themes: Significance, Perspectives)
Grade 10 History:
World War I
World War II
PANAMUN
The Cold War
African Independence Movements
Arab Israeli Conflict
Genocide Post WWII
IB History
Fascist Italy
Hitler and Nazi Germany
Imperial Japan and the Move to Global War
World War II
The Origins of the Cold War
Communist China and the Korean War
Eisenhower Administration
Castro, Cuba and the Cold War
Political Movements in Latin America
The Vietnam War
Reagan, Gorbachev & the End of the Cold War
IB Global Politics
Power, Sovereignty and International Relations: Nature of Power, Operation of State Power, Non-State Actors, Global Interactions
Human Rights: History and Evolution of Human Rights, Codification and Practice of Human Rights, Debates surrounding human rights and their applications
Development: Contested Meanings, Development Indicators, Factors that Inhibit Development, Pathways Towards Development, Issues with Globalization and Aid
Peace and security: Contested meaning of peace, conflict and violence. Causes and Parties to Conflict. Evolution of conflict.
IB Psychology
Introduction to Psychology: Definition, History, Perspective, Ethics
Biological Approach
The Brain and Behavior
Genetics and Behavior
Animal Research (HL Extension)
Introducing Research
Quantitative Methods
Qualitative Methods
Cognitive Processing
The reliability of the Cognitive Process
Cognition in the Digital World (HL Extension)
Principles of The Sociocultural Approach
The Individual and the Group
Psychology of Human Relations
Human Relationships
How are relationships formed
How are relationships maintained
How do relationships end
Pro-social Behavior
Violence
Bullying
Social Influence
Groups
Abnormal Psychology
Definition - normality v abnormality
Factors influencing diagnosis - classification, validity/reliability, Biases
Motor Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
Trauma and Related Disorders
IB Business Management
Business Organization
Marketing
Human Resources Management
Production
Finance and Accounts
Impacts of: change, culture, ethics, globalization, innovation, strategy
IB Economics
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Development Economics
Panamanian Studies
History
Civics
Geography
Theory of Knowledge (Note: Philosophy is offered for students on pursuing the IB Diploma)
Knowers and knowing
Ways of knowing
Areas of knowledge